Best way to mount a GoPro?

   Just looking at getting some footage of the kids when we return to to the water in the near future.
Any thoughts on the best way of mounting a GoPro on an RS Feva or Tera?

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cloudnine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 22 Aug 19 Location: UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote cloudnine Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Best way to mount a GoPro? Posted: 21 May 20 at 9:05am
	Just looking at getting some footage of the kids when we return to to the water in the near future. Any thoughts on the best way of mounting a GoPro on an RS Feva or Tera?

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3400	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 May 20 at 9:54am
	Mozzy has a great video explaining the options in this page (4th post down) :- http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13588&KW=&PID=1422901&title=plan-for-the-return-to-the-water#1422901
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Gordon 1430 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Jun 17 Location: Lee on Solent Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordon 1430 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 20 at 4:27pm
	Hi Anybody else having an issue with video on your windows 10 pc, just tried to watch mine from the weekend and it comes up not compatible, also tried to watch one from last year which was OK before now incompatible. Is it and M**rosoft update issue?
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Chris_H Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 13 May 20 Online Status: Offline Posts: 237	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris_H Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Jun 20 at 10:14pm
	GoPro 8 video working fine on Windows 10 for me -)

Mozzy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Apr 20 Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mozzy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 6:55am
	Which GoPro? If it's filmed in 4k, or 2.7k 60fps then it will use HVEC format, which won't play on media player.

Gordon 1430 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Jun 17 Location: Lee on Solent Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordon 1430 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 8:19am
	Hi Mozzy Its a cool-I cam which is a cheap video without sound. has not been an issue before so annoying.
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Mozzy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Apr 20 Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mozzy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 8:53am
	Ah, no idea then. Sorry

Gordon 1430 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Jun 17 Location: Lee on Solent Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordon 1430 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 2:40pm
	what program on your PC do they should they run on?
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Gordon 1430 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Jun 17 Location: Lee on Solent Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordon 1430 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 3:16pm
	Thanks for your attempted help. I needed the latest version of quick time player to work with the latest update for windows 10. Turns out camera does have microphone just had the sound turned down low.
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Mozzy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 21 Apr 20 Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mozzy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Jun 20 at 10:01pm
	Most MP4 or quicktime (MOV) files should play on media player. These are 'container' types which house the video information and tell the software how to play them. Beneath that level you then have codecs. Codecs determine how the data is compressed. Some are aimed at editing and retain more information whilst some are aimed at playback and some at reducing file sizes. GoPro uses an advanced codec called HVEC for the more data intensive formats (higher definition hiher frame rate). Windows won't playback these HVEC MP4 videos becuase they can't unpack the compression. I think you can get plugins to allow playback however. I don't tend to record in formats that require HVEC, because ultimately my stuff ends up on youtube and people can't tell the difference. So it's a waste of data (and rendering time). Sometimes I'll record in high detail if i want to crop in, or want a high frame rate. But then I tend to transcode before editing anyway. Sounds like this wasn't your problem, but lots of people by the latest GoPro for 4k, and then find out it won't playback for them (and they probably don't have a 4k monitor anyway!).